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For a lot of people, the holidays mean getting a Christmas tree, and usually, that means some type of big, bushy green tree – like a Douglas fir, blue spruce or even a fake tree. But, Wyoming Public Radio’s Caitlin Tan tagged along with one Sublette County local who went on a hunt for an unexpected type of Christmas tree.
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Sagebrush ecosystem conservation got another big boost in September, thanks to the Biden Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The US Fish and Wildlife Service announced more than $10.5 million of funding for projects throughout the West and on the Wind River Reservation.
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Local stakeholders are taking another stab at sage grouse protections in Wyoming, re-drawing a draft map for the third time, and they want public input.
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Sagebrush ecosystem conservation just got another big boost thanks to the Biden Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Amidst a field of sagebrush at the Washakie Reservoir on the Wind River Reservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Deputy Director Siva Sundaresan announced that more than $10.5 million will go to help protect the iconic Western landscape this year.
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Advocates are asking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the pygmy rabbit under the Endangered Species Act. They sent a petition to federal officials in early March, arguing that the world’s smallest rabbit is at risk of extinction due to habitat loss and disease.
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The Wyoming Game & Fish Commission is allocating nearly $550,000 to eight local sage grouse working groups to fund projects and address issues and threats to the bird. Environmental and human impacts have caused a significant loss of habitat for sage grouse in several Western and Mountain West states in previous decades.
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The objections were primarily concerned with what the impacts would be on native plant species in an effort to treat invasive ones. Others expressed concern about applying herbicide aerially. In response, the forest has amended their plans to remove two native plant species initially slated for treatment from the project's final decision. Once approved, the new plan will be in effect by the summer of 2023 when treatments will get underway throughout the forest.
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A new report showed that Wyoming is home to the largest intact sagebrush habitat in the West. Grand Teton wants to keep it that way.
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Sagebrush country is losing a million acres a year due to a variety of factors, including invasive species, development, harmful grazing practices and climate change. But the ecosystem is still thriving across parts of Wyoming, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists say preventative measures now could save money in the future in some of these “core” ecosystem areas.
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There are plans to spray herbicide aerially in the future, which has drawn both support and criticism. Herbicides, prescribed fire, and other methods are used each year to manage invasive species and sagebrush.